Ballot fraud retrial to begin

The Troy ballot fraud case is back. Democratic Elections Commissioner Edward McDonough will be retried on felony charges of forgery and possession of a forged instrument in connection with ballots that were forged during the 2009 Working Families Party primary. Jury selection begins Tuesday morning.

The first trial was a nine-week marathon, and McDonough’s retrial is expected to take a month. In his first trial, McDonough was charged with 74 felony counts. This time around he will be charged with 73. Some other numbers to chew on: